NCJ Number
110303
Journal
Child Psychiatry and Human Development Volume: 18 Issue: 1 Dated: (Fall 1987) Pages: 58-68
Date Published
1987
Length
11 pages
Annotation
This article reports the results of a long-term (average, 7 years) follow-up study that related a wide range of pretreatment and treatment variables to outcome for the Children's Psychiatric Day Treatment Center in Portland, Ore., established to treat young, severely emotionally disturbed children with a wide range of presenting problems and diagnoses.
Abstract
The 79 children studied had been in treatment for an average of 18 months. Data sources included responses from face-to-face interviews with the child's parent or caretaker, retrospective chart ratings of the child's pretreatment status, diagnosis, and treatment course. The child's DSM III diagnostic grouping proved to be the strongest correlate of posttreatment success. Children in the broad category of emotional disorders (anxiety, depression) fared best on followup. Children in the psychotic and behaviorally disturbed groups (attention deficit, conduct disorders) continued to be actively symptomatic and were more frequently in special education or institutional settings after treatment. Family stability was also associated with posttreatment success. Whether the treatment had any impact is difficult to determine without a control groups. 2 tables and 11 references. (Author summary modified)